Zhu De

Transcriptions
Zhu De
Chinese	朱德
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhū Dé
Wade–Giles	Chu Teh
IPA	Mandarin pronunciation: [tʂú tĕ]
Courtesy name: Yujie
Chinese	朱玉阶
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhū Yùjiē
Wade–Giles	Chu Yu-chieh
IPA	Mandarin pronunciation: [tʂú jû.tɕjé]

Marshal

Zhu De
Marshal; Zhu De
朱德
	Marshal Zhu De (1955)
2nd Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
	In office; April 28, 1959 – July 6, 1976
President	Abolished (since 1975)
Preceded by	Liu Shaoqi
Succeeded by	Soong Ching-ling (acting)
Head of State of the People's Republic of China; as Chairman of the NPCSC
	In office; January 17, 1975 – July 6, 1976
Premier	Zhou Enlai; Hua Guofeng
Leader	Mao Zedong
Preceded by	Dong Biwu (as acting chairman of the PRC)
Succeeded by	Soong Ching-ling (acting)
1st Vice Chairman of the People's Republic of China
	In office; September 27, 1954 – April 27, 1959
Chairman	Mao Zedong
Succeeded by	Soong Ching-ling and Dong Biwu
Vice Chairman of the Communist Party of China
	In office; 28 September 1956 – 1 August 1966
Chairman	Mao Zedong
Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
	In office; November, 1949 – March, 1955
Preceded by	Li Weihan
Succeeded by	Dong Biwu
Commander-in-Chief of the People's Liberation Army
	In office; November 28, 1946 – September 27, 1954
Preceded by	Post established
Succeeded by	Post abolished
Personal details
Born	1 December 1886; Yilong County, Sichuan
Died	6 July 1976 (aged 89); Beijing
Cause of death	Flu
Political party	Communist Party of China
Spouse(s)	Xiao Jufang (m. 1912; death 1916); Chen Yuzhen (m. 1916; death 1935); Wu Ruolan (m. 1928; death 1929); Kang Keqing (m. 1929)
Children	Zhu Qi; Zhu Min
Awards	Order of Victory of Resistance against Aggression (1945); Order of August the First (1st Class Medal) (1955); Order of Independence and Freedom (1st Class Medal) (1955); Order of Liberation (1st Class Medal) (1955); More...
Military service
Allegiance	Communist Party of China; People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army; Eighth Route Army; Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army; National Revolutionary Army; Yunnan clique
Years of service	1927–1976
Rank	Marshal of the People's Republic of China; General of the National Revolutionary Army, Republic of China
Battles/wars	Northern Expedition; Chinese Civil War Encirclement Campaigns Long March Second Sino-Japanese War Hundred Regiments Offensive

Zhu De (/ˈdʒuː ˈdeɪ/ (also Chu Teh; 1 December 1886 – 6 July 1976) was a Chinese general, warlord, politician and revolutionary. He was one of of the founders of the Communist Party of China. He was a high-ranking official of the Chinese Red Army. He was Commander-in-Chief of the Eighth Route Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.